Can you point me to recent developments in operating systems?

Question

It has been a full 19 years since I studied operating systems and need am looking for a list of recent developments. So any thing since Virtual Memory, paging, all of the good stuff.

I would prefer a book so I can get everything in one place. I'll pick up 'Understanding the Linux Kernel' from O'reilly to get started.

Answer 1

Do you mean developments or trends? Much of what is seen today is just repackaging or re-labeling of old ideas. Linux can trace its roots to a large multi-processor mainframe of the late 1960's.